Presidents Day is Monday, which leads to an early five-game slate. First up...
The Arizona Coyotes host the New York Islanders. Semyon Varlamov and Antti Raanta are in goal. Arizona opened in the first period with a Clayton Keller goal, his thirteenth of the season, via Phil Kessel. The Coyotes added on in the third period with a Conor Garland goal, his twentieth of the year, assisted by Christian Dvorak and Taylor Hall. New York got on the board with an Anthony Beauvillier goal, his eighteenth of the season, passed from Andy Greene and Ryan Pulock. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars given to Raanta (25 for 26 in saves), Garland, and Keller.
Up in Calgary, the Flames welcome the Anaheim Ducks. Ryan Miller and Cam Talbot are the backups in goal. Anaheim got going in the second period with an Adam Henrique goal, his twenty-first of the season, courtesy of Troy Terry and Nick Ritchie. Calgary tied it on an Andrew Mangiapane goal, his eleventh of the year, via Noah Hanifin and Matthew Tkachuk. The Ducks retook the lead on a Jakob Silfverberg goal, his eighteenth of the season, going in unassisted. Anaheim added on in the third period with a Nicolas Deslauriers goal, his third of the year, with a lone assist from Carter Rowney. The Flames got one back with Mangiapane's second of the game and twelfth of the season, going in unassisted. Calgary tied it on a Sam Bennett goal, his eighth of the year, with a lone helper from Michael Stone. The Flames took the lead with a Tkachuk goal, his twentieth of the season, helped along by Mangiapane. Calgary extended the lead as Sean Monahan scored his eighteenth of the year, an unassisted goal. The Flames padded the lead on a Mangiapane empty net goal to complete his hat trick with his thirteenth of the season, set up by Johnny Gaudreau. The Ducks pulled one back with a Devin Shore goal, his third of the year, coming off of Jacob Larsson and Silfverberg. The three stars of the 6-4 game were Mangiapane, Tkachuk, and Silfverberg.
In California, the San Jose Sharks host the Florida Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky and Aaron Dell are the masked men. Florida started in the first period with an Evgenii Dadonov goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, made possible by Frank Vatrano and Aaron Ekblad. San Jose tied it on a Dylan Gambrell goal, his fourth of the year, fueled by Antti Suomela and Alexander True. The Panthers took the lead on a Mike Hoffman goal in the second period, his twenty-second of the season, going in unassisted. Florida added on in the third period with a Colton Sceviour goal, his sixth of the year, guided in by Denis Malgin and Ekblad. The Sharks got one back with a Kevin Labanc power play goal, his fourteenth of the season, powered by Brent Burns. The Panthers shot back with an Anton Stralman goal, his fifth of the year, helped along by Jonathan Huberdeau and Aleksander Barkov. San Jose pulled back with a Timo Meier goal, his twentieth of the season, with helpers from Joe Thornton and Burns. Florida iced it at 5-3 with a Vincent Trocheck empty net goal, his ninth of the year, an unassisted tally. The three stars went to Ekblad, Burns, and Stralman.
Backtracking to Nevada, where the Vegas Golden Knights bring in the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Marc-Andre Fleury tend the twines. Vegas led off in the first period with a Nick Holden goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of William Carrier and Tomas Nosek. The Golden Knights added on with a Reilly Smith goal, his twenty-third of the year, via Jonathan Marchessault and Paul Stastny. Vegas extended the lead in the second period as Max Pacioretty scored his twenty-seventh of the season, thanks to William Karlsson. Washington got on the board in the third period with a T.J. Oshie goal, his twenty-third of the year, passed from Dmitry Orlov and Jakub Vrana. The Capitals got closer with an Oshie power play goal, his twenty-fourth of the campaign and second of the game, powered by Vrana and John Carlson. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars being Oshie, Pacioretty, and Vrana.
Finally, the Colorado Avalanche host the Tampa Bay Lightning. Curtis McElhinney and Pavel Francouz are the goalies. Colorado began in the first period with an Andre Burakovsky power play goal, his nineteenth of the season, powered by Mikko Rantanen and Nathan MacKinnon. Tampa Bay tied it in the second period with an Alex Killorn goal, his twenty-third of the year, via Ondrej Palat and Anthony Cirelli. The Lightning took the lead on an unassisted Cameron Gaunce goal. Tampa Bay added on with a Steven Stamkos goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, courtesy of Brayden Point and Kevin Shattenkirk. The Avalanche pulled back on a MacKinnon goal, his thirty-third of the year, coming off of Gabriel Landeskog and Erik Johnson. Colorado tied it in the third period with a Valeri Nichushkin goal, his twelfth of the season, helped along by Cale Makar and Landeskog. The Lightning won 4-3 in overtime with a Nikita Kucherov goal, his twenty-ninth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were MacKinnon, Kucherov, and Landeskog.
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